Legal Opinion

Heat & Power Corp. v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided September 12, 1990No. 91, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 246 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHASANOW, Judge.

Respondent, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (Owner), produces gas for industrial use. In April, 1977, Owner entered into a contract with Petitioner, Heat & Power Corp. (Contractor), to construct a silencer building1 at Owner’s Sparrows Point plant. Owner designed and prepared all specifications for the building.

In July, 1987, an employee of Contractor, Ivor LaBarrie, was removing scaffolding from the silencer building roof *588when the building exploded. LaBarrie was seriously injured. The dispute in this case is not about who caused the accident. No challenge was made to the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. King v. BankerdCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  3. Lynx, Inc. v. Ordnance Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  4. Truck Insurance Exchange v. Marks Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  5. Brewer v. MeleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972

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